MMA News News

“He’s going to be like a Muhammad Ali. He’s going to be a legend, simple as that. To be competing alongside Anderson Silva for so long, and not get to fight him would be tragic.” TUF winner, Michael Bisping, is a long-time contender in the UFC’s middleweight division. More specifically, he’s been a long-time contender...

Before “Shogun” Rua’s last fight, Dana White was preparing to have the “retirement talk” with the former light heavyweight champion. Funny how things can change in the blink of an eye, and the swing of an arm. “Shogun” seemed to be between a rock and a hard place; he was coming off of consecutive losses...

The rich, the powerful, the famous… UFC President Dana White is a man of many things and provider for his family is one of them. The UFC boss, according to his twitter, imported fresh snow in this year to his Las Vegas Home so he and family could enjoy a white Christmas and sled down...

“I don’t care who will win on Saturday, because whoever wins will already be preparing to lose. That belt belongs to me. I conquered my space. I wanted the opportunity to fight for the belt, and here I am. The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot. Now I...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the entire crew at BJPENN.COM. On Dec. 25 we will be closed for business, but don’t let that stop you from getting in your MMA Fix for the day. Use this very handy Christmas day guide to browse our most popular sections and get caught up on all the...

By Evan Stoumbelis This Saturday Miesha ‘Cupcake’ Tate will finally get her chance to avenge her loss to Ronda Rousey. After coaching oppsite each other on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter, Rousey and Tate will do battle this Saturday at the co-main event of UFC 168: Silva vs. Weidman. As fans saw over the...

Fans who purchase the UFC’s PPV events were less then thrilled when it was announced that UFC 168 would see a 5 dollar price jump. The normal prices for the events were $44.95 for SD and $54.95 for HD. UFC 168 will be available for $49.95 SD and $59.95 for HD. Is it shocking that...

Paula Sack sits down for an incisive one on one interview with former middleweight champ Anderson Silva as he prepares for his highly anticipated rematch at UFC 168. Catch the biggest event of the year: UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2, live on Pay-Per-View, Saturday, December 28, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “I...

“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done at 125. I need to dominate and clean out the entire division and then I can start thinking about going up to 135. Like I said, I’m happy to be at 125. I love training hard. I love the weight cut and I love fighting...

“They essentially told my manager, ‘We’re going to get something done,’ and six hours later, when I’m not in the meeting and not in the UFC office, I get a call saying, ‘It’s not going to happen. It is their business, and they can run their business however they want to run their business. But...

Ronda Rousey is always one to tell it like she sees it. In this video, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Rousey discuss the rivalry between Rousey and her challenger in a rematch, Miesha Tate. Rousey and Tate will compete in the co-main event at UFC 168 this Saturday, Dec. 28...

Respect is something earned. And in the grueling world of Mixed Martial Arts gaining that respect isn’t always easy. Furthermore, gaining respect in the stacked Heavyweight Division of the UFC, where the baddest men on the planet reign supreme, is even more daunting of a task. However, there is on man in the division who...

Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva recently sat down with Fightland to watch their first fight. The two discussed what they could have done differently in their first meeting, and analyzed their actions in their original fight. UFC 168 takes place Dec. 28 in Las Vegas, Nev., and features two rematches in the main and co-main...

UFC President Dana White has released his first video blog for UFC 168. This vlog contains backstage footage from UFC 167, including Johny Hendrick’s reaction to losing a decision against the recently retired Georges St. Pierre. UFC 168 takes place this Saturday, Dec. 28 in Las Vegas, Nev.

As the newly crowned UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman prepares to defend his title against the man he took it from he is constantly questioned. One of the biggest of these questions is how the champ feels about the first time he faced “The Spider” and what he plans to do to insure his victory...

Just in case anyone doubted that Vitor Belfort was interested in the winner of this weekend’s fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman, he made it clear on twitter that he believes that he deserves the next title shot. “The Phenom” recently tweeted UFC president Dana White, saying “the fans and me are very...

The debut episode of the UFC’s new show “Fight Flashback” premiered earlier this week, and in the first episode, it gives us an inside scoop on the first Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva bout, before they rematch this weekend at UFC 168. The video goes in-depth with dressing room footage, cage-side highlights, fighter commentary and...

Electronic Arts, the video game company that is developing the upcoming UFC game, has been releasing pictures of the video game versions of some of the UFC’s biggest stars. Today, they released a picture of Chael Sonnen. Check it: The American Gangster, @SonnenCh in #EASPORTSUFC. High-res here: http://t.co/xHGbRUaI21 pic.twitter.com/dAhmb8r1DJ — EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) December...

It’s our year-end poll here at BJPENN.COM and what better way to end our polling schedule than to ask fight fans if you are happy with the way things turned out in 2013. We got to see a full schedule of FOX programming, the launch of FOX Sports 1, GSP Retire, Anderson Silva lost his...

“Sometimes you have a good day working,” former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva explained, “sometimes you have a bad day working. My last fight [at UFC 162] was my bad day.” By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA It has been one of the most highly anticipated rematches in mixed martial arts, and for plenty of reasons. ...

Both coming off unanimous-decision victories in their last bouts, lightweight fighters Gilbert Melendez (above) and Khabib Nurmagomedov have reportedly agreed to face one another at UFC 170, which takes place in February. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Lightweight fighters Khabib Numagomedov and Gilbert Melendez are set to face one another at UFC 170 this February,...

After a week of votes, it appears as if 74% of fight fans believe that Anderson Silva will get his vengeance this weekend against Chris Weidman to win back his UFC middleweight title. The two fighters face off this weekend in Las Vegas. After more than 5,000 votes in our latest poll here are the...

About BJPENN.com

Shouted out after victory to the UFC masses, BJPENN.COM is the home to multiple time champion BJ Penn. After a decade of on-line operation BJPENN.COM has evolved into the most reliable destination for all your fighter interviews, fighter blogs and MMA/UFC news stories.